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Committee of Ministers hears testimony from former death row prisoner during discussion on death penalty abolition
At the initiative of the Icelandic Presidency of the Committee of Ministers and the Permanent Representation of France, the Committee of Ministers held a thematic discussion on the abolition of the death penalty on 5 April, with the participation of speakers who gave testimonies based on their...
Young Roma people: Committee of Ministers issues recommendation to ensure their participation
The Committee of Ministers has issued a new Recommendation to the governments of 46 Council of Europe member states to ensure substantive participation, representation and inclusion of Roma youth in all spheres of society and decision-making processes, as well as to combat structural racism. ...
Visit to Ukraine: Secretary General meets President Zelenskyy
Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić has met the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and key personalities during her visit to Ukraine on 3 April. The Secretary General expressed the Council of Europe’s full solidarity and support to Ukraine in the face of the ongoing Russian...
Negotiations start in Strasbourg on a new convention on the protection of the environment through criminal law
Environmental crime was in focus when the Council of Europe Committee of experts on the protection of the environment through Criminal Law held its first meeting in Strasbourg. In his opening remarks, Deputy Secretary General Bjørn Berge emphasised that environmental crime has been growing at...
